Pokémon Champions — Youth Summer Holiday Series ⚔️

Our Mid-Year Celebration was a cracking turnout, so we're kicking off the summer holidays with something new: our first ever Pokémon Champions event, and the first in a Summer Holiday series.

Whether you've been laddering since April or you've only just picked Champions up, there's a seat for you. Doors at noon, right at the start of the school holidays.

The essentials

Date: Wednesday 22nd July 2026 Doors: 12:00 noon Venue: Dice & A Slice Café, Colchester, CO1 2PQ Entry: £10.00 — booking is free, payment is taken on the day Capacity: 20 players Format: Play! Pokémon sanctioned · Regulation Set M-B

Format — Regulation Set M-B

We're running the current official ruleset, the same one in use for Ranked Battles and VGC events through to 2nd September 2026.

Double Battles — bring 6, pick 4 All Pokémon set to Level 50 One of each species per team; one of each item per team 45 seconds per turn Legal pool is Regulation M-B: base species plus their official Mega Evolutions. No box legendaries, no Paradox Pokémon, no Treasures of Ruin.

If you're unsure whether something's legal, check the in-game legality tool before you arrive — it'll tell you in seconds. Full official rules: play.pokemon.com/en-us/resources/rules/

What to bring

• Your own device — Switch, iPad, whatever you play Champions on.
• Bring a charger.
• Champions installed and updated before you arrive. Do this at home; don't rely on café wifi.
• A team built and ready. Build it in advance — we're not waiting around on the day.
• Your Player ID (Pokémon Trainer Club account). Sanctioned event, so you'll need one. New players can set one up free before the day or turn up ten minutes early and we'll sort it.